Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
  
Afganistan
  
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Pakistan
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
  
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
  
Persian and Balochi Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Halo
  
(salaam) سلام
  
Thank You
matur nuwun
  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
  
How Are You?
piye kabare?
  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
  
Good Night
wengi sing apik
  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
  
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
  
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
  
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
  
Please
Not Available
  
(lotfan) لطفا
  
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
  
Bye
Not Available
  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
  
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
  
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
  
Dialect 1
Kangean
  
Central Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
6,500,000.00
  
14
Dialect 2
Bawean
  
Northern Pashto
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
21,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
  
Wanetsi
  
Where They Speak
Indonesia
  
Afganistan, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
15.00 million
  
40
60.00 million
  
20
Native Name
Madurese
  
(paṧto) پښتو
  
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
  
French Name
madourais
  
pachto
  
German Name
Maduresisch
  
Paschtu
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
  
Ethnicity
Madurese
  
Pashtun
  
Origin
Not Available
  
1651
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Iranian
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Madurese
  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data Available
  
ps
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mad
  
pus
  
ISO 639 2/B
mad
  
pus
  
ISO 639 3
mad
  
pus
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
madu1247
  
pash1269
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
58-ABD-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Madurese and Pashto Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Madurese and Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Pashto language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Madurese vs Pashto Difficulty
The Madurese vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Pashto Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Madurese and Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.